Synopsis
Sin is a 2020 Italian historical biographical film, also known as Sin: Michelangelo, directed by Russian director Andrei Koncharovsky, which tells the story of the early sixteenth century of the Renaissance, when the sculptor Michelangelo wandered between the Della Rovere and Medici families after completing the ceiling painting of the Sistine Chapel. In order to build the pope's magnificent mausoleum, he went deep into Carrara to mine the behemoth, but on the other hand, the Medici also paid him a generous reward to break the contract, so that Michelangelo, who originally wanted to get close to God through art, fell into the torment of human nature.
The anguish of the art path
We usually appreciate a work of art, most of which will cut from the degree of craftsmanship, the overall beauty or the feeling brought to us, and then praise the ability and talent of the creator. However, apart from the superficial appearance that we can see with the naked eye, what is the author's own creative motivation? What was the historical background? What is the story and meaning behind the artwork? There are also other very interesting viewing angles. Therefore, as one of the three masters of Renaissance art, Michelangelo, who created many world-famous sculptures and paintings, people's curiosity about his pursuit of perfection and life experience is the main reason why films such as "Sin" were filmed.
Is the "Sin" movie rating good?
Remember the recent release of Michelangelo: Endless Poetry, director Emanuele Imbucci uses a similar documentary to break the fourth wall of oral narration to introduce Michelangelo's work to the audience in depth, and extends to the trajectory of his life and growth, although the whole film is explained in depth and detailed, but it lacks drama and the situation that allows the audience to integrate into the story. This time, "Sin" focuses on the pain and suffering experienced by Michelangelo throughout his lifelong struggle for the freedom and dignity of artistic creation and constant resistance to the political pressure of the Pope, focusing on the pain and suffering he experienced in the body, mind and soul after he completed "Genesis" between two rival families and while pursuing art.
Behind the muscular lines, known as the perfect combination of force and beauty, is Michelangelo's flawed soul as a man. With a realistic style and a narrow picture ratio of 35mm film, "Sin" completely presents the real life of the characters who are completely opposite to the gorgeous works of art, as well as the psychological state of being oppressed and caught in a paradoxical dilemma. Worn-out clothes, dirty living rooms, dry hard bread and bad wine, we seem to be able to smell the smell of the pervasive environment through the picture, echoing his irreplaceable talent, but the road to creation is extremely bumpy and unsmooth.
At the heart of Sin's plot
The two families of Della Rowell and the Medici competed with each other for control of the Holy See, and although they each regarded themselves as God's agents on earth, they could not bring a glimmer of light to this era of poverty; Michelangelo seemed to care about money on the surface, but for the sake of artistic creation, the family accused him of buying a house for his family with the cost of the construction of the mausoleum, but he himself lived a simple and fearful life at any time. "Sin" allows us to see Michelangelo's inner world and the reason for his solitude and irritability from the perspectives of the Holy See, the family and his own insistence on art.
Movies can't help but remind me of "The Gate of Eternity," as in the phrase, "Art is not born in comfort." "The helplessness of a great artist who pursues the purity of art all his life, but is constantly blocked by the influence of human chores, is the theme of the entire film of "Sin". Michelangelo went to Carrara to mine the huge marble of the "behemoth" by building a mausoleum, and painstakingly devised a way to transport the stones down the mountain, but on the way to carry the iron hook cut corners and caused one of the workers to die tragically, not only when looking for the blacksmith theory, he found that he had already died in his home, and finally even the stones were seized. Perhaps the humanity and the world, which do not match his attitude towards art and his brilliant creative talent, is Michelangelo's "sin".
Sin's depiction of characters
Interestingly, under the realistic basis of the whole film of "Sin", director Andre Koncharovsky added many representative things of apparition and life around him, thus presenting the inner contradictions and chaos of Michelangelo's attempt to resist external oppression, whether it is seeing symbols such as crows, snakes, wild dogs, etc., or the visit of Julius II in the dream, highlighting Michelangelo's walking on the road of pursuing art, from the treachery of the two families, to the inability to hide his joy and excitement whenever he sees the opportunity to create. He is well aware of his talents and inner flaws, but he must bear the sins that must be borne in order to achieve this eternal perfection.
Earlier in the film, Julius II, after viewing Sistine Chapel's Genesis, describes Michelangelo's great achievements as the "Divina" of Dante's long poem Divina Commedia. As the "Divine Comedy" that runs through the entire film of "Sin", "Hell Chapter" not only reflects Michelangelo's mental journey in the midst of two family political disputes, he regards Dante as the object of his admiration, and he also reflects his deep love for Florence but constantly betrayed by it, and Dante's expulsion from Florence.
Michelangelo's epiphany
Thus, after seeing the newlywed apprentice innocently killed, thinking that he wanted to get close to God, he finally failed to find the ordinary man Michelangelo, and finally got the answer of "listening" from Dante's mouth. Perhaps in addition to appreciating beautiful things, facing up to the complexities of faith, the ugliness and fragility of the world and itself is the fundamental core of artistic creation. At the end of "Sin", Michelangelo holds a model of "St. Peter's Basilica" and re-embarks on the road he has taken at the beginning of the film with a new understanding and a broader mind, which is his creative path, and will continue to go on in the future.
"Sin" film review conclusion
Overall, Sin completely depicts Michelangelo's human side and his inner dilemma when he suffers at a rather slow pace, through the back and forth between the two families, taking the audience to see behind the legendary master's unmatched talent, the inability to work the road of creation, the firm will to fight for art, as well as the character defects of being a human being, such as paranoia, inferiority, weakness, and loneliness, because of this, It gives these perfect works in an imperfect world a more dazzling brilliance, which is amazing and convincing.
Score:
Entertainment coolness: 7/10
Storyline: 8/10
Atmosphere creation: 8/10
Acting performance: 8/10
Subject freshness: 8/10
Overall rating: 7.8/10